Victoria University / December 2020
January 2021 | November 2020-
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Turbine | Kapohau 2020 a varied and vital record of these strange times
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The latest Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduates feature alongside new and established writers in online literary magazine Turbine | Kapohau 20.
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The perils of economic over-integration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While balancing trade interests is critical for New Zealand, it should give preference to countries with similar institutional conventions, write researchers.
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Our research successes in 2020
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- Despite COVID-19, the University has had an extremely successful year for research.
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Genre-defying work wins 2020 Adam Foundation Prize
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- A genre-defying work that examiners describe as being “of great significance” has been awarded the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) 2020 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing.
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New Ministers urged to strengthen Tiriti relationship for environmental protection
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- Two senior Māori academics urge the new Ministers of the Environment and Conservation to centre Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationships in environmental protection.
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NZ firms still include potentially unfair contract terms
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- Victoria Stace and Associate Professor Alexandra Sims recommend ways to protect consumers by improving compliance with the Fair Trading Act.
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University operations over Christmas and New Year
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- The University is closed for the Christmas and New Year break from 5 pm Friday 18 December. It reopens on Monday 11 January 2021.
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Provisional Admission for students who don’t get UE
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- If you have not achieved University Entrance, you may still be able to study at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Don’t just think about earthquakes, prepare for them
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- Findings from PhD research will help fine-tune the kind of advice communities need to better prepare for earthquakes and other natural hazards.
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Rhodes scholar Jessica Sutton aiming for the United Nations
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- A passion for women’s rights and international law saw Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduand Jessica Sutton win a Rhodes scholarship.
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The gown that keeps on giving
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- When you think of graduation, a sea of black trenchers, colourful hoods, and identical billowing gowns come to mind.
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Historical curiosities
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- At least 50 plaques and commemorative stones can be found on the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington campus, adorning the University’s buildings and grounds.
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Battery-powered success
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr Shalini Divya has her sights on developing new battery technology.
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Premature past inspires research into personhood of premature babies
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- Cultural Anthropology PhD graduate Zoe Poppelwell investigates how we speak about premature babies—and how this differs depending on the role we take in caring for them.
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New appointment to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Council
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- Prominent Wellingtonian James Te Puni (Ngāti Porou) has been appointed to the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Council.
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How to get 400 organisations to campaign for disarmament
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus Thomas Nash knows that to run a successful campaign, you need top relationship-building and administration skills.
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What's in the lab?
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- Elephant molars, koala skeletons, leopard seal skulls—you can expect to find it all in Mel Dohner’s lab.
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Researcher finds remote working requires intentional management
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- When Rebecca Downes embarked on a PhD in Management on remote working, she had no idea it would be the buzzword of 2020.
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Anatomy of a lullaby
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- A study involving Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers explores why lullabies are so soothing to children around the world.
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Nine ceremonies and two parades to celebrate graduates of Wellington's University
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- The capital city will see over 2,800 students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington mark the successful completion of their studies this week.
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Research raises human rights concerns as facial recognition technology use expands
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- A Faculty of Law research project has shown the potential impact of facial recognition technology use on human rights.
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Ani-Piki Tuari named as 2021 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence
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- The University's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) announces Ani-Piki Tuari is their Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2021.
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Partnership to plant trees
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- Students and staff from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will plant new native forest on the Outer Green Belt in an environmental partnership with Wellington City Council.
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Research finds impacts of games psychologically complex
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education PhD graduate Florian Flueggen’s research explores how people use games, and how gaming influences their wellbeing.
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Sea advances, insurance retreats
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- Owners of coveted Kiwi homes with to-die-for sea views are about to face something far less desirable—rapidly swelling insurance premiums as sea-level rises.
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Diversity is good, but ...
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- Diversity is always in tension with conformity, in Parliament and Cabinet as elsewhere, writes Emeritus Professor Bob Gregory.
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